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Toni Kroos has made his pick for the Ballon d'Or, and he's not hedging. The Real Madrid legend called the PSG attacking star the clear number one for this year's award, brushing aside the absence of a World Cup campaign as irrelevant. When Kroos talks, the football world listens, and this endorsement carries serious weight heading into the new season.
Shifting to the cricket, Australia have responded swiftly after that stunning nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh in Darwin, recalling Matthew Renshaw to open the batting for the second Test in Mackay. Pat Cummins confirmed the change at his pre-match presser, and the message is clear — Australia are not willing to let this series slip any further. Renshaw gets his shot to steady the ship.
And in the WNBA, the Dallas Wings are turning heads. Arike Ogunbowale dropped a season-high thirty-two points while Jessica Shepard added a career-best twenty-six as Dallas shot fifty-nine percent from the field to take down the Indiana Fever. Their coach meanwhile made clear he's tuning out the noise entirely, shutting down the outside circus to keep his team focused on what matters most — winning.
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